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Whatever you do, don’t call Robert Swan an explorer. The 60-year-old, who holds the distinction of being the first man to walk to both the North and South Poles, prefers the word survivor. “I’m not an explorer and I’m not an environmentalist and I’m ...

There are lots of food choices available. However, it can sometimes be difficult to decide which foods are healthy choices. Suggestions include: Fruit: best choices include fresh or tinned fruit. Dried fruit is sticky and high in sugar, so have it o...

“Keep calm and hike on” is a recurring theme throughout the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award programme, especially here in Bermuda. Perseverance is one key to success and there are times when participants in the Award may feel like giving up, ...

Hardware store Gorham’s will today launch a new internet express order service. And the company said that ordering online with goods shipped in using Gorham’s cargo containers was cheaper than air freight. Rod Farrington, a senior manager at Gorham’s...

Delray Rawlins was rewarded for another outstanding innings with a return to Sussex’s first team for their four-day Specsavers County Championship Division Two match against Gloucestershire at Hove this week. The Bermudian struck 96 and shared in a c...

Dear Sir, We are now officially in silly season, or what is known as the run-up to a General Election, where for a period we seem to lose our grip on reality as any and everything can be spun to what under normal circumstances would be totally absurd...

Over the summer holidays Young Observer will be featuring highlights of the school year in some of our middle and senior schools in our “Year in Review” series Bowled over WIMS thanks AXIS for sponsoring Girls Cricket this year! The season started w...

Participants for next week’s eagerly anticipated dementia caregiver’s course have been urged to register this coming Monday. “Registration is set for 2pm to 7pm at the Centre on Philanthropy,” said Carol Everson, a case worker for the Bermuda Legion....

The Bermuda women’s cycling team won a silver medal in the road race at the NatWest Island Games in Gotland, Sweden, yesterday. Gabriella Arnold, Nicole Mitchell, Alyssa Rowse and Zoenique Williams helped Bermuda to a second-placed finish in the team...

Dage Minors has opted out of the Bermuda Invitational Permit Meet to leave Shaquille Dill as Bermuda’s lone competitor in the 800 metres at the National Stadium this weekend. The Franklin Pierce University graduate will miss the meet to concentrate...

Bermuda-based investment fund Thema is to fork out $130 million to repay victims of US fraudster Bernie Madoff. Thema was among many feeder funds that directed cash to Madoff’s New York-based investment advisory business, often without their clients’...

Five bags of groceries, two children and no transportation: Shellvina Caines really needed a hero. The 28-year-old was stranded at Maximart Supermarket, and had her hands full. “My two children and I walked to the grocery store from our home as we ...